Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-11-29
Local MisceIlany.

iday goods.
Gustav Brown is opening out q fine
stock of Holiday Goods.
A young lady desires to do copy
ing. See advertisement.
Thanks to Mr.. Scheffer Renuer for
late Rochester (N..Y.) papers.
The Oakland Sunday School is pre-
pairing to give a holiday exhibition.
Grand Opening of Holiday G GODS at
Gustav Browns, Thursday, Dec. 1st.
MIR. S. B. Mcintyre, of Kearneys-
vile, recently butchered a 744 Id.
porker-
MIR. C. Frank Jones displays some
handsome holiday goods in his show
windows.
Immense Bargains this week at
HIRscuMAN's, to make room for Hol-
sday Goods.
See advertisement of Holiday
Goods at the st. Nicholas Bazaar of
Henry DUNN.
Next regular ~conclave of Potomac
Commandery, No. 5, Knights TEN
plar, mex Tuesday evening.
The Town Council has appropria-
ted $500 to purchase additional hose
for the use of the Independent Fire
Company
See new advertisement of Messrs.
Woodward & LOthrop, of the cele-
DRAFTED Boston Dry Goods Store,
Washington, d. c.
Hop. Welsh, a little son of Mr..
Geo. w. Welsh, had his head Sc
vercly cut by falling from a wagon,
yesterday morning.
Gustav Brown Consistory, No. %,
320 S. p R. s., will hold its next
regular meeting on Thursday eve
ming, December Sth.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for J. Z. Bates, George NJ. Hart,
~ l W. LlCNIblIu, COIlIl ~. 4AS-
Graw and DR.. w. NJ. Neal.
Mr.. c. G. Conklyn slaughtered a
hog last week that nctted $50 pounds.
This is largely in excess of any
noted this year.-Free Press.
Wallace Jones, a little grandson of
Mr.. Charles Barritt, Sr., fell from
INT of the bridges on West Main ST.,
last Saturday, and was badly hurt.
The shop of Mr.. John II. Bishop
was broken into last "Wednesday
night, by removing two glass and 4
portion of 4 window sash, and some
tools taken therefrom.
Thanksgiving Day was pretty gen
orally observed in Char!estown, by
the adjournment of court, CLOSING OF
the circuit and county clerks Offices.
and banks and stores, with services in
the various churches.
The Rutherford farm, containing
about 240 acres, lying on the Lee
town road about three miles from
Charlestown, has been sold privately
by Special Commissioners Kennedy,
Moore, Washington and Baylor, to
Mr.. Jas. f. Watson, ut S41.G63 per
acre.
Mr.. BayIiss Trussell, residing near
Browns Crossing, vas attacked by
a vicious bull last Saturday, and it is
said that had it not been for prompt
assistance of a gentleman in the en-
pioy of Mr.. Trusscli, the probabilities
are that he would nave been gored
to death.
The storc-room Of Mr.. George II.
Hagley was burglarizcd on Wednes-
day night last. The thief effected
an entrance by partly dcmolishing
one of the large plate glass in the
show window and succeeded in carry
ing off three pair of fine shoes.
democrat.
BY change in B. & O.. schedule
trains now pass Charlcstown as fol-
lows: Northward at 1:0G and 6:45,
A. NJ, and 2:1G, 3:52. 9:O4 and
IO:lO, p. NJ, (lattcr Sunday
onIy); southwark at 2:24, 7:43,
[Sunday only,) SLY and 1881, a.
NJ, and 1853 and 8:07, P. NJ.
A couple of strangers were con-
versing upon the subject of cattle,
within oar hearing, a few days ago,
when one of them remarked that the
Charlestown butchers killed the best
cutie of any town that he knew. The
other fully agreed with him, and we
silently added our affirmative thereto.
The only jury case tried in the
Circuit Court last week was that of
l.. Winebrenner and wife VS.. the
Corporation of Charlestown. Grove
& Brown for plaintiff; Baylor for de-
PENDANT. Verdict for $50 damages
for plaintiff. The trial of Virginia
Richardson. colored. indicted for MUIR